The thuja dark-green elephantine evergreen is an super popular tree for landscaping , shade and privacy because it grows very speedily , is nearly entirely disease - free and is highly drought - resistive once shew . The genus Thuja green giant is often raise as an choice to hemlocks and pines , which are very prone to disease and easily weakened by drought . However , while thujas are pretty tough , there are a few disease that can bring your Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree down , although it is fairly unusual . preserve an heart out for admonition signs will avail you process the trouble , should one uprise , and keep your jumbo healthy and stiff .

Bagworms

Thuja are not prostrate to bagworms , unlike their counterparts , hemlock and pine tree trees . However , they can get bagworm infection on rare occasions . Bagworms will eat the foliage on a genus Thuja , should they manage to infect the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , and will contribute to dieback , weakening the tree and slowing growth . The best way to deal with bagworms – particularly on thujas , which generally are not spray for this contagion – is to remove the white , silklike bags that contain the pupa when you discern them and clip any septic foliage . Since bagworms do not consider a genus Thuja prime real estate anyway , you should be capable to see to it the infection in this manner . If you may not , then use a pesticide to fight the problem on a large scale and spray your thuja again before the bagworms have a hazard to come forth in the following former spring .

Rot Problems

Like any other plant , thuja dark-green giant evergreen trees can evolve molder through a variety of lot . in particular when the trees are young , verify that if you are watering , you only do so in the morning so that the tree does not sit with wet on its foliage throughout the good afternoon and eve . Make indisputable that the soil around the tree diagram is well drained to prevent root rot as well . If your tree has guff issues , you will notice that it is dropping leaves and may come along to be " hungry " even when it is get plenty of pee . This indicates that root buncombe has infest , and broadly the tree diagram is mislay at this pointedness . However , if the problem demonstrate as mold or powdery mould on leaves or leg , then you’re able to take them using sterile pruning technique ( rubbing the clippers with rub alcoholic beverage after every time and disposing of the detritus in a food waste bag ) and you should be able to help your genus Thuja get through the job .

Scale Infestations

shell insects are small bugs that ooze out a sweet , gummy liquid that mold and mildew – not to mention ants – sexual love . These insect are very difficult to recognize since they are about the size of a grain of Piper nigrum , so ordinarily the first sign of trouble will be mold or mildew originate on your tree . However , scale can also stunt needle growth or leave to browning and defoliation . You will have to treat your thuja with an insect powder to get rid of this problem , since it is hard to unimaginable to visually identify and remove every touched area of the tree .

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